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Inslee Encouraged by Pot Talk With AG Holder
Posted by CN Staff on January 22, 2013 at 15:55:55 PT
By Bob Young, Seattle Times Staff Reporter
Source: Seattle Times
Washington State -- Gov. Jay Inslee said his conversation with Attorney General Eric Holder was “very satisfying” and a “confidence-builder” about the state’s ability to move forward implementing legal marijuana.Gov. Jay Inslee said his conversation Tuesday with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder convinced him Washington state should continue making rules for a legal marijuana industry as mandated by voter-approved Initiative 502.
Inslee and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson met with Holder because of the conflict between federal law, which bans all marijuana, and the state’s law, which makes possession of an ounce of pot legal for those 21 and older. Inslee said the conversation was “very satisfying” and a “confidence-builder” about the state’s ability to move forward implementing legal marijuana. “We went in thinking we should continue with rule-making and nothing I heard should dissuade us,” Inslee said. At the same time, he stressed that Holder said nothing dispositive about the federal government’s intentions and whether it would crack down on Washington state or look the other way. Inslee said he did not press Holder for a clearer signal, or position, because he considered their talk a preliminary meeting with more discussions to follow. Noting that the state is moving ahead with rule-making, Ferguson said he emphasized that the state would like answers soon. “We made it very clear that while we’re moving forward, some deadlines are coming up soon. I think Attorney General Holder understood that we’d need guidance in months to come,” Ferguson said. Inslee said several times the state would provide Holder with details about how it would prevent its legal marijuana from leaking into other states. “We spent some time talking about how the initiative would work, how the regulatory process would work. He listened with great interest, and I appreciated that,” Inslee said. The law will be implemented by the state’s Liquor Control Board, which on Tuesday held the first of six meetings planned to take public comment about the law. The second meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Seattle City Hall. The governor added that Holder’s questions show he is “going to be fully attentive” to Washington’s evolving law. Inslee said it’s no surprise that Holder would take his time to fully evaluate the implementation of I-502. In case the federal government decided to oppose the law, Ferguson has a team of lawyers in his office preparing to make the best legal case for upholding I-502. “I said we want to avoid a legal fight,” Ferguson recounted during a news conference after the meeting with Holder. “We want to find a pathway forward. But if it comes to it, the Washington Attorney General’s Office will be prepared for legal fight.” President Obama has said recreational pot smoking in Colorado and Washington, the two states that have legalized it, is not a major concern for his administration. “We’ve got bigger fish to fry,” Obama said in an interview with ABC News last month. “It would not make sense for us to see a top priority as going after recreational users in states that have determined that it’s legal.”Source: Seattle Times (WA)Author: Bob Young, Seattle Times Staff ReporterPublished: January 22, 2013Copyright: 2013 The Seattle Times CompanyContact: opinion seatimes.comWebsite: http://www.seattletimes.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/ShYBQFtbCannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml
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Comment #11 posted by Hope on January 23, 2013 at 18:07:53 PT
Sorry, FoM.
My computer is acting funky.
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Comment #10 posted by Hope on January 23, 2013 at 18:04:29 PT
The GCW
Lol! "If I was a gambin' man, I don't know what I'd do."That't just funny, The GCW.Yes, I believe you are right. Hawaii did legalize medical use through their legislature, without a citizen's initiative. California had just done so through their citizens initiative effort and I believe Hawaii was the very next state to legalize medical use after California. I always had a lot of respect for their legislature for doing that. Bold men and women stepping up and doing the right thing without being forced to by the citizenry.
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Comment #9 posted by Hope on January 23, 2013 at 18:03:20 PT
The GCW
Lol! "If I was a gambin' man, I don't know what I'd do."That't just funny, The GCW.Yes, I believe you are right. Hawaii did legalize medical use through their legislature, without a citizen's initiative. California had just done so through their citizens initiative effort and I believe Hawaii was the very next state to legalize medical use after California.
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Comment #8 posted by The GCW on January 23, 2013 at 06:29:52 PT
Hope,
Wasn't Hawaii the 1st state to legalize medical cannabis without going the election route? Hawaii could be the next state on the podium. And I'd be very happy to share the podium with Hawaii. Obama's Hawaii.If I was a gambin' man, I don't know what I'd do.
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Comment #7 posted by Hope on January 22, 2013 at 22:13:17 PT
That is good news, too, The GCW.
Very good news. I hope it makes it into law.
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Comment #6 posted by The GCW on January 22, 2013 at 21:21:26 PT
Hawaii
I would not have guessed Hawaii would be the next state to RE-legalize cannabis but it makes sense. And Mason Tvert is involved.-0-Hawaii House Speaker Files Marijuana Legalization BillHawaii House Speaker Joseph Souki (D-8) Friday introduced a bill to legalize the possession of marijuana by adults and create a system of taxed and regulated legal marijuana commerce. The measure, House Bill 150, would allow people 21 and over to possess up to an ounce and grow an as yet unspecified number of plants in a secure location.The bill passed its first reading Friday, but has yet to be sent to a committee. The 2013 legislative session begins Tuesday."Regulating and taxing marijuana similarly to alcohol takes marijuana sales out of the hands of criminals and puts them behind the counter in legitimate businesses that will generate significant new revenue for Hawaii," said Mason Tvert, director of communications at the Marijuana Policy Project, which is working on passage of the bill. "Law enforcement resources should be focused on preventing and responding to serious crimes rather than enforcing antiquated marijuana prohibition laws."Cont.http://www.cannabisculture.com/content/2013/01/21/Hawaii-House-Speaker-Files-Marijuana-Legalization-Bill
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Comment #5 posted by The GCW on January 22, 2013 at 21:09:40 PT
More Good News
The Feds may finally be realizing this issue is not going away.
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Comment #4 posted by Relfving on January 22, 2013 at 20:14:10 PT:
Definition
Dispositive |
adjective
relating to or bringing about the settlement of an issue or the disposition of property: such litigation will rarely be dispositive of any question.
• Law dealing with the disposition of property by deed or will: the testator had to make his signature after making the dispositive provisions.
• dealing with the settling of international conflicts by an agreed disposition of disputed territories: a peace settlement in the nature of a dispositive treaty.
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on January 22, 2013 at 20:05:26 PT
Hope
I have become so accustomed to the door slamming in our face that just the fact he was cordial makes me feel like it might work out in time. The fact that nothing has been done since elections does say that they are giving it a good deal of thought. We have their attention.
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Comment #2 posted by Hope on January 22, 2013 at 19:35:05 PT
At least it's not so bad.
Dispositive is a new word to me, but looking it up, I see that it's legalese and it looks like some one used it incorrectly. It is not an antonym of positive and the word is about disposing of things... so I think they just liked the sound of the word but used it wrong. Maybe. Unless it's a devious deception of some sort. If they really meant dispositive... it isn't the same thing at all as being and antonym of positive... like negative would be. "Holder said nothing dispositive about the federal government’s intentions".Sounds to me like Holder just listened and didn't say a darn thing. It may be good, but for sure, not necessarily. He's not showing his hand. I'm not sure how good this is at all.
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Comment #1 posted by FoM on January 22, 2013 at 15:58:29 PT
Good News!
I love good news!
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